Hi everyone,
I've had loads of good advice on this forum already. But as we are still looking for the right caravan for us, I have a few more questions.
We are a family of 4 and are looking for a small caravan. For various reasons we are quite taken by the Eriba tourings (though we have also looked at the Feeling range with the pop top roof).
The 4 berths in the touring range are the 418 (no bathroom) and the 550 (bathroom - but seemingly smaller table space).
Does anyone have any experience with the child's cot which turns a single bed into the bunk bed?
For what ages it it suitable for?
Is it comfortable?
The reason why I ask is, could we consider getting a 3 berth touring and use the cot as a 4th bed?
I guess that when the kids get to be teenagers, they'll sleep outside in a tent/awning.
Any advice would be really appreciated.
Thanks.
Neil

In our WWB days, as a family of 6, the best advice we had before buying was to have sitting/dining facilities at both ends of the van - that way children can be at one end making mayhem, while the adults are at the other preparing dinner. As you say, when the children are older they can sleep in the awning - this was a great success, even better when they started tenting for themselves!

Sorry I can't help with various Eribas, but from my experience "double ended" is good.

And as for accommodating a younger child - I have no experience of cots/Eribas, but there are options suggested above

Dave

Hi Neil and welcome

When we first got our Troll 540 in 2016 and pitched up in Dorset a young family arrived next to us with a Troll. The lad was obviously very handy and he had taken out the front dinette and replaced it with a bunk bed arrangement for his two young girls. It looked substantial and the girls loved it. They put their big table in the awning and ate all their meals there. He did say that he had kept all the dinette parts as when the girls were older he would put them in a pup tent within the awning and re-instate the dinette - clever lad.

When our grandsons are older we intend changing our Kampa Popair awning for the 2019-20 model that you can zip a small tent extension instead of the window.

Good luck with your search
MikeT

Thanks for all your advice and comments here. It's all useful. I'll keep you updated with how we get along.
Neil